Etta James - My Funny Valentine

[kevinhagan17]

Rest In Paradise Ms. Etta

[jaemccsegr]

you will be truely missed ms etta james...

[travjules]

this was the first song I ever heard from her, we lost a good one, RIP.

[tajnathan]

Rest In Peace Sweet Etta

[tajnathan]

Rest In Peace Sweet Etta

[PimpiNPR]

the best version of this great song! ç_ç

r.i.p,

[Trumpetmac]

One of my favorites, RIP Etta! Always loved the trumpet on her version

[beah213]

Rip I will always love this songggggg

[DaggaMudness234]

R.I.P to this beautiful woman.

Forever in our hearts Mrs. James

[gb4double]

R.I.P. Mrs. James...

[REPeteOFender]

Beautiful song by a great artist

[beah213]

Mygreeness coolest name ever! PLEASE CHECK US OUT ON FB .... VINTAGE POT CLOTHING

[MVPIsHipHop]

This is why I love hip-hop man...Kanye sampled this song beautifully and made a classic with it...and on top of that, I discovered this work of art. Sampling is art. Sampling is informing. Kill yourself if your still stupid enough to call a sampling producer a "thief".

[WtfSmhSmd]

best version of this song!

[sibionic]

what's with the *****ing advert

[burninatorbob]

@cj122707 hahahaha no rap these days is "beautiful", especially not pop garbage like kanye. dont insult the rest of us who came here to listen to real music...not to read about washed up ungentleman-like, new money, computer candy beat pumpin fools like kanye...uuugggghhhhhhhh

This cover is quite lovely... :)

[dre1030]

@burninatorbob Look you must understand the times have change, I enjoy this song as much as you do also but it doesn't mean to bash Kanye for sampling it. Plus without Kanye's Addiction, I probably would of never had the chance to enjoy Etta's beautiful rendition of My Funny Valentine.

[Logic8807]

@burninatorbob You're more than uninformed in the culture if you think rap music can't be beautiful. Don't let a few idiots soil the name of a great genre of music.

[MVPIsHipHop]

@burninatorbob Shut your closed-mind up.

[houghforensics]

look... compared to etta james.... beyonce can suck it!!!! ok if etta james and beyonce were even comparable and i had an etta james ticket and a beyonce ticket and they were for the same night.... i would most definitely pick ETTA JAMES!!!

[f1watcher]

Elvis Costello's version is much better than this!

[Alansworstnight]

Make me smile with my heart, OOOOOOO

[01lmt]

chaka khan owns this song!

[RebornLegacy]

Ella Fitzgerald Version is the absolute best version 

[Inttelgal]

I agree with whiteelevated. This is good; but, Baker is the best.

[whiteelevated]

she is good , but I think Chet bakker is best~

[bluchampaegne]

Sweet jesus. That guitar tone. Best rendition I have ever heard

[jovesheerwater]

This guitarist has got the chords absolutely right - what a lovely change.

[superchicgeek]

Love it !

[khalidbahrain]

Some say sampling is stealing but it's actually enlightenment, and the highest form of artistic appreciation for those who walked this road before.

[ralynnandme1]

@khalidbahrain I agree 100%.

[GU1TARD3MON]

What a beautiful song... And Kanye made it even better, the sampling king! You make me smile with my heart...

[jhill46]

kanye is a no talent punk..................obama hate white people

[rmstanleyful]

Beautiful, very sensual.

[ndriea]

are there any other songs like this cause, this is amazing!!!!!!

[bmizzy05]

@ndriea you sound ignorant

[jackierave]

@ndriea Hi there, there are tons !!! if you like I will complie a list for ya? ;)"

But in the meantime you can't go wrong with Etta singing standards !!

[nerdybird2]

@ Ms Deelovely:

he sampled it in "addiction", it' s on the LP "Late Registration"

[MrKeimon]

What don't Kanye steal!

[ChrisEgnew]

@MrKeimon stealing? look how many comments here reference kanyes

sample of this, same thing with other youtube vids of his samples, so does that not

mean he promotes the original artist in doing is sampling? and its not stealing

the artist approves the sample dumbass

[BeNicePlz]

@MrKeimon Dumbfuck.

[fredmagic09]

Why everything that's supposed to be bad make me feel so good.

[daj1121]

Amazing song, right to the soul.

[Sheeraz20]

anybody know what year this came out ??

[xxphatmagexx123]

this song

[MsDeelovely]

which song did kanye do as a sample of this one .....cna somboy tell me please

thanks

[Mygreeness]

@MsDeelovely addiction

[MsDeelovely]

@Mygreeness thanks

[EnterPIanetPluto]

@Mygreeness like this song

[deannacrissy1]

@MsDeelovely Its called "Addiction" in Late Registration :)

[whitetiger5898]

If i recorded this song my version would be faster then this o3o

[kjpdqpb]

She sounds alot like Della Reese. I wondered if they were the same person till i wiki'd Touched by an angel. DOH! Great song. I REALLY like the version my jazz ensemble does. It has a lot more punch in resoltion and conflict in verse. This is a great relaxed version of the song though.

[Seiryuu313]

a great timeless song for a youngster like me...

it really does make me smile within my heart...

[newscruzer1]

ETTA,

My favorite work of art, you are so beautiful, oh yes, oh yes ya are.

Thank God for delivering you to planet earth for all to hear your angel voice, you sweet soul, stay just the way you are.

[Choco2485]

like nina simone version also

[matulo2007]

whats a addiction.... its a money, its a girls, its a wii :D

[garfreeek]

lol xD

[anava84]

@matulo2007

hahaha close enough i guess...

[bmw105]

Kanye West Sampled This For His Song "Addiction" On Late Registration

[krashellmet]

yuck! try dakota staton.

[123must]

Etta is among the biggest, but I thing that "summertime " does not fit with her soul and her voice. Please listen to Etta with Dr.

John. She one of the best blues singers but not a crooner. Anyhow, thanks for posting Etta.

[Masterprodify]

I prefer the Elvis Costello version of this song actually, but this one is really good as well:)

[Hoopermazing]

God damn it, Ella has ruined me for all other female singers.

[cnoteuglycuz]

@Hoopermazing thats real talk.lol

[sisshelley]

You know I am 39 years old and I have really come to appreciate the music of Etta James. Beyonce is talented in her own right, but Etta has a more soulful sound, in which I am more in to at this time. So I say Beyonce does her thing and she does it well, but Etta has more maturity and feeling in her songs.

[debtfreecurrency]

1. Chet. 2. Etta. 3. Frank. 4. Nico. In that order.

Chet, of course, the archetype and the absolute.

[biggerturtle]

@debtfreecurrency MILES

[TashaG16]

My friend sung this at my school. Everyone went ballistic over it.

[musicman02]

kanye should be shot for putting his grubby mits on this.

[Cwhitfield15]

@musicman02 The song he made turned out to be pretty fantastic.

[XLNCEProductions]

kanye west is an ass hole but he flipped this joint beautifully, its one of my favorite samples of all time...

[ThePresidentIsBlack]

LOL! So basically this song is about an witty, unintelligent, ugly fat dude that has a bad smile and is takes bad pictures but she still loves him.

[TashaG16]

It's about excepting someone as they are, and loving them for who they are... not being vain.

[killerwaspses]

THIS is the most beautiful rendition of the song.. beyonce sucks at etta, etta deserves alot better than the crap beyonce puts out.

[Fattakink]

What does beyonce's acting have to do with this song which she didnt even sing?

[blusy77]

senza parole!!

[Menexpert]

I love Etta but Ella set the standard on this for me.

[iLaughTheHardest]

Kanye West -sings-? What?

[veisbeer]

jep.. in Adiction i think

[dfinuhtivework]

soo...who's playin on trumpet tho?????

[SoulSir]

I, luv this version. It sounds so passionate.

[mjblue90]

This song is beautiful :')

[10ojos10]

impresionante, qué interpretación!!

[tylersayhello]

both this, and kanye's mix are great

[malikisvelocity101]

the is addiction by kanye west

[CyckOne]

No it isn't. Its My Funny Valentine by Etta James

[HolaBabyMilo]

kanye sampled it dude

[wgal117]

i want to love this song. but i just can't. hope it'l grow on me becouse it is beautiful

[AnderWhitbey]

your comment doesn't make any sense :/

[GalleryIsTheBeat]

yea, i'm confused as well

[ebevandermeer]

Please, can somebody tell me the name of the trumpet player?

[jattboypunjabi]

Ronnie Buttacavoli.

[SmoothDemocrat]

Nice....very nice....

[makcyber]

Awesome! The best version so far. Thanks for sharing.

[maxmillion99]

Lovely song, but Ella Fitzgerald's version is way better, imho...

[jayluvin76]

this is beautiful so dark and melodic but rich!!!

[D0MiNiKAN]

i love addiction too but this is infinitely better

[nswalker20]

Damn!!!

I love this song!

Kanye Knows how to work wonders on these old songs!

[ChuckHitler]

LMAO NOT RAPED. i meant RAPPED.

like a rapper...sorry.

[ChuckHitler]

So who is this? Kanye West?

sorry if its a stupid question, but i thought he raped

[TomboJones14]

I assume you mean rapped?

[ChuckHitler]

lol yes...

[TomboJones14]

Well this is Etta James, but Kanye West sampled it in his song "Addiction"

[shanghaishark11]

The trumpet on this is incredible, such a pure beautiful sound

[rvcrvc2]

What a bummer. Hoping to hear Etta - get this. Earn your listeners yourself, not passing yourself off as someone else.

[mariodlacy]

Until I herd Ms James sing this song I never understood what it meant. Ms James, sings this song like these words have applied to her. I love her! Who better than Beyonce to portray what Etta has meant to her. Passing the Torch from Lady Holiday to Ms. James and now Beyonce: This is real life baby, Art is.

[violetrod]

Etta James and Billie Holiday paid their dues back in their time.....you can't compare Beyonce to them....Beyonce is pre-packaged in a plastic world...never paid her dues, never had hard times, if she sings of hard times what the hell does she know about it...she grew up relatively high class and it shows.....can't really take her seriously as an artist......actually that pertains to most "artists" today....sad commentary on today's music. No pain, no gain.

[mariodlacy]

again I add passing the torch something the previous 2 generations know little about. By no means am I defending Beyonce but I do know that with each new generations the road should get easier. So much for growth.

[violetrod]

The road has definitely gotten easier for the new artists....Beyonce does have talent and she is multi-dimensional...songs, movies, etc. As a matter of fact I do like her....she has a great personality and great presence on stage.

[1234Bish]

oh please.

[violetrod]

1234Bish: sorry you don't agree but isn't that the beauty of having a forum like this? I appreciate your lack of appreciation re my comment....BTW, how old are you....12???

[1234Bish]

No, I'm 25. I was commenting on the "pre-packaged " comment you made, like Beyonce hasn't had her own struggles, like she's been the same artist as when she first entered the music scene in the 90's. I'm not comparing Etta or Billie to her, times were different then. But technology has made things a bit easier. Can't blame the artist, no matter how good or bad they are.

[colonels80]

listen everyone has there own struggles some that we know nothing about. How about we just enjoy the music instead of bashing ppl because they may have or may have not had struggles

[GalleryIsTheBeat]

i can't enjoy beyonce anymore.....period lol

[GalleryIsTheBeat]

thank you, someone finally agrees lol

[trueshit12]

thats great to hear...

[Fattakink]

so in order to be a good artist you have to have grown up dirt poor got rapped didnt know your daddy and couldnt read until you were twenty??

I mean you sound ignorant

[violetrod]

Fattakink: I don't know how you were able to distill your opinion based on the comments I made. What you just wrote was not at all what I wrote and/or meant.........you just used the word "rapped" for "raped", did not add the apostrophe to the contraction of "could not"....you wrote "couldnt". And you have the audacity to call ME ignorant....why don't you back to school where you belong and learn to use the English language properly? You, my dear discard, are an idiot.

[TurntablistMith4Dj]

@violetrod

Well in theory that's actually a good thing, that not as many artist & or people aren't having to experience hard times to live a good life. But I understand and agree with you that music now days has lost it's passion, and it's soul. Music now days is about something quick in the studio to make money & get on the radio, instead of teach people, kids, teach kids lessons, and be memorable. Soul in music is gone.

& TOTALLY NOT DOWNGRADING KANYE. Addiction- FTW

[jordyd10]

@violetrod Why do artists have to go through hard times to be successful? Beyonce worked hard and experienced failure just like anyone else, and people rejected her many times before Destiny's Child hit the top. Just because someone hasn't had a "rough" life in the ghetto or something, doesn't mean they don't deserve to be where they are. Beyonce's very talented and beautiful, and is frankly one of the best singers/entertainers of the last decade or so. Don't sound so jealous.

[bummedoutforlife]

@jordyd10

I mean... clearly they're not talking about the ghetto

because Etta James and Billie Holliday didn't live in the ghetto

[lulu1104]

@violetrod You should do your research on Beyonce. You obviously do not know her life AT ALL. I love Etta James, and I love Beyonce Knowles.

[Cerigan]

I couldn't quite believe it when I saw this title by one of the greatest soul singers, but it is wonderful, majestic, and sung with total restraint. Thank you so much for posting it.

[blackcharm27]

addiction is one of my favourite songs off late registration but i never even caught on this was the song kanye sampled. love this version. it has such a nice acoustic yet jazzy feel to it. thanks for posting this.

[mcmonk420]

i love addiction its my fav off late reg. too but ive grown to like this song even more

[Kuro0ni]

i love addiction so much, and only a voice as strong and pure as etta couldve brought the sample needed for it. Thank you.

[lowrizzer]

this song is amazing

[mcmonk420]

i love the beginning and that beautiful voice this is ill

[animegrrl5k]

thank you posting this!